Poison.
The possibility that they might be orthodox martial artists. It was only that much information, but Seolhwa could not simply dismiss it. After all, there were many suspicious aspects to the movements of the family renowned throughout the Martial World of the Central Plains for its expertise in poison.
That was why Seolhwa had been investigating the Tang family through the Underworld Sect for some time. Yet neither Tang Sangcheon, the Supreme Elder, nor Tang Munryong, the current family head—not even Tang Gajin, the family’s troublemaker—had any connection to the Blood Sect whatsoever.
She had been investigating Tang Gajin recently because his whereabouts had become unclear, but— Could it really be Tang Hojin? He was someone she had never expected. Until Tang Gajin entered confinement, Tang Hojin had never stood out either within the family or in public.
Only after Tang Gajin entered confinement had he begun acting as a Tang Family scion and a member of the Demon-Slaying Squad. I didn’t sense anything strange from him during the last mission, either. Not even the slightest thing.
I should have realized when Tang Sangcheon suspected me of being the Alliance Lord. Now that she thought about it, hadn’t Tang Sangcheon known things he could not possibly have known?